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It’s been a period for NBA refugees to find new homes in Russia with Victor Claver and Gal Mekel both making the jump but no move sent shockwaves around Europe quite like the return of Andrei Kirlenko to CSKA Moscow, writes Emmet Ryan. The return was a cameo, just 5 minutes and 2 points in […]

Lawrence Hill of Artland Dragons went the extra mile for this block against Tübingen on Saturday. Hill and the Quackenbrück club took the road win 86-90. Mar 3, 2015Emmet Ryan Please enable JavaScript to view the discussion by Sidelines. Powered by Sidelines Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+

Mark Deeks, arguably the geekiest man in basketball (and I say this as someone who has met Simon Jatsch), is doing something pretty nuts for Red Nose Day. Starting at 9pm UK time on Friday night, Deeks and two other guys will try to score 100,027 points in a game of darts over the course […]

Jordan Blount is the hottest prospect to come out of Ireland in quite a long time. The 6’7″ shooting guard is part of Canarias Basketball Academy and CBA just posted some highlights of the young man in action. h/t Sam Meyerkopf Anyone can look good on a mixtape but what jumps out for Blount here […]

Check out this nice little video feature inside the Nokia Arena, home of Maccabi Tel Aviv, as Maccabi legend Nikola Vujcic guides Euroleague TV around the historic venue and talks about the history of the club. Feb 24, 2015Emmet Ryan Please enable JavaScript to view the discussion by Sidelines. Powered by Sidelines Share on FacebookShare […]

We could write a really long post telling you about the aesthetics of the ball for EuroBasket 2015, which was unveiled today, or we could just re-post the press release after a snarky intro. I’ve got work today, no prizes for guessing the route we’re going. Here’s the official release: Molten, in collaboration with FIBA, […]

Last Friday night it was our time to rep BiE Nation and all the Basketbloggers around the world as BallinEurope was up for best blog at the Digital Media Awards. Watch what happened: Thanks to everyone who supported us in our run to the final. Feb 22, 2015Emmet Ryan Please enable JavaScript to view the […]

Emmet Ryan joined the Phil Naessens show once again this week to discuss the latest happenings in European basketball. With Euroleague on an off week for the national cups, Emmet and Phil took stock of what we have seen so far breaking down two of the most interesting teams in European basketball. First up was […]

We heard about this dunk on Twitter but it took a few days for it to surface online, check out Preston Ross nailing the huge one-handed jam for UCD Marian in their 89-80 win over DCU Saints in the Irish league. Ross is averaging 20.7 points per game 6.7 rebounds per game in his first […]

Things got heated on the sideline during Alba Berlin’s stunning home loss to Oldenburg. Just three days after stunning Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in Euroleague play, the Bundesliga side fell to their second straight defeat in domestic action. The big story however wasn’t just the L, which means Alba lose outright control of top spot […]

Is there a more mystifying team in European basketball this season than Alba Berlin? Emmet Ryan writes about how last night’s upset of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is in line with the crazy season for the club from Germany’s capital city. If it was just a case of who Alba Berlin beat, they would be […]

The Euroleague Final Four is the culmination of the season but by the off day is just that for, a full off day. Emmet Ryan argues that taking a couple of ideas from the NBA All Star weekend could benefit Euroleague and fans. Last Monday I was in London, home to the 2013 Final Four, […]

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